Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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As elsewhere on the forum, perhaps when the train gets up to 88mph ........
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Button- Location: Dover
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Went up to St P and back yesterday and, yes, the "fast" train slowed right down going through the Warren. Only 6 coaches coming back btw; quite a few people standing and then they all got off at Ebbsfleet.
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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As I have said many times even when I was working for the railway at some point this section of line will have to close permanently.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Thankfully it close
Unlike previous poster who only talks about himself
The bigger picture is looked at
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Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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Keith his name is Vic and he isn't going to go out with you, it is time to move on and find someone else.
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Reginald Barrington wrote:Keith his name is Vic and he isn't going to go out with you, it is time to move on and find someone else.
Mind he doesn’t
Buttonhole you and pepper you with punctuation.
Although a dinkus would be more appropriate in some instances to aid understanding of some postings or am I confusing the word with dingus?
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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As youngsters we used to play down the Warren and I can remember the concrete apron being constructed in the late 40’s early 50’s (?).
There was a gnarled tree with interlocking branches shaped like a large nest which was approximately 200 metres from the work site. From there we would pitch large chunks of wet clay at the workers who would, when they discovered our hide, would return even larger chunks!
We used to have a good supply of water oozing from the cliffs to make our missiles, so any water damage to the concrete apron now and the tunnels deterioration is no surprise with the cliffs on one side and the incoming tides on the other.
The railway line was a good currency converter too and the weight of the trains on the coins we put on the rails would serve to to increase the size of a halfpenny to a larger one penny piece which some slot machines at the Rotunda would accept.
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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And that is the same today sir,but you did not say anything about the very big snakes Adders on the paths and in the long grass in the summer weeks.and in the wet tunnels they had tin roofs with the wet coming down, and at times they have to be replace. One night we was putting down a new track it was in the summer so we did not have our wet gear on ,and when we came to the first of the wet tunnels we got very wet in there +someone left a door open we was very lucky that it miss us .
they were always opening the doors of the train on a Saturday night .
it was the drink they had in the night clubs in Folkestone in the end it got so bad the police had to travel on that last train.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Hopefully the line remains
A lifeline to many
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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More movement? Let's hope the engineers are more up to date with soil mechanics than I am having last touched it in 73! (Something to de with tri-axial compression testing?)
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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They are sir but only so much can be done.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Been h ere before
Railwa y s always want to keep the line open
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Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
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Button wrote:Went up to St P and back yesterday and, yes, the "fast" train slowed right down going through the Warren.
Pretty much my experience yesterday. Though slower for longer on the way up, I assume because orange-jacketed surveyors were levelling (not digging*) trackside at the Warren.
Unfortunately, I arrived at my meeting with John Betjeman 15 minutes late owing to [REDACTED] at Walmer.
* - note: non-C17th historians may ignore this 'joke'
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Button- Location: Dover
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Yeah, I noticed it was slower for longer going.
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Karlos- Location: Dover
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It might an idea to change the thread title in case anyone thinks it refers to this year and not 2009
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Strange how threads change
But still today can have impact
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Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
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Re: #36
Ah, but it may yet refer to this year.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Have you ever tried travelling s t Pancras on a Saturday .
Trains full before it leaves Dover !
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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Only just found this news out,did you know the royal family are not allowed to travel on this section of line beween Dover and Folkestone because it is that danger and could collapse at any time so they have stopped any member of the Royal family from using it.
This not a joke it is true.